TABLE 2—
Mean Food Prices and Consumption of SSBs in Household Food Purchases According to Quartiles of the Per Capita Income Distribution: Household Budget Survey–Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Brazil, 2002–2003
Quartiles of Income Distribution | SSB Price, R$/1000 kcal | Price of Other Foods and Beverages, R$/1000 kcal | Total Purchased Calories, kcal/AE/Day | Calories From SSBs, kcal/AE/Day | Relative Consumption of SSBs, % Total Purchased Calories |
First (lower) | 2.48* | 0.84* | 2060* | 14* | 0.75* |
Second | 2.20 | 0.94 | 2231 | 29 | 1.37 |
Third | 2.24 | 1.14 | 1936 | 39 | 2.05 |
Fourth (upper) | 2.93 | 1.61 | 1884 | 49 | 2.62 |
Total | 2.46 | 1.13 | 2028 | 33 | 1.69 |
Note. AE = adult equivalent; SSB = sugar-sweetened beverage.
*P < .001 for linear trend.